The Speech and Language Therapy team share top tips to help get wee people talking. As there are shared, we will share these as they are posted. They are excellent tips to help with improving speech and language in children.

We had lots of fun learning  BSL for the “Sing a Rainbow” song.  We wanted to share our fantastic efforts with everyone.

Our BSL sign of the fortnight is

• help you
• help me
• numbers 0-10

we encourage everyone to learn these signs.

What an amazing turnout at our Christmas Fair!  Thanks to everyone who supported the school by attending and donating.

The P7 Residential fundraiser still has a few squares remaining, with the opportunity to win £100!

If you would like to enter, our P7’s will be coming round the classes starting tomorrow.  Squares cost £2, with the winner being drawn once all 100 squares are sold.  Square will be sold on a first come first served basis.

Please send £2 in with your child if you would like to purchase a square!  Good luck!

Our Classroom Assistants took part in a training session on Thursday with our PATHS coordinator Katrina McGovern. Considering PATHS messages, they made a plan to improve our playground.  Watch this space for more information!

Amy and Aleesha, our JRSO officers, presented an informative PPT to both infant and upper assemblies on Friday.  They explained that we will be celebrating Be Bright Be Seen day on Friday 25th November.  Children should come to school wearing bright and creative clothing.

Please look at the website below for key messages about the importance of being bright near the road!

Why be Bright? – Brightkidz

The United Nations’, Universal Children’s Day, is on 20th November.  This important, worldwide celebration happens every year.  It is a day for everybody to think about children, help create a friendly world for every child and to help children know their own rights.

During Friday’s Get Together, we explored how people around the world were working hard to protect children’s rights.  We discussed how taking part in Anti-Bullying Week was a good way to highlight children’s rights and to set up systems to ensure these rights are protected.

We are on our journey to becoming a “Communication Friendly School.” Mrs Johnstone is our Communication Champion and she has her leadership group working along side her to develop this in our school.  We have lots to do to achieve this and need to cover aspects in 5 areas to be successful.

One way we want to become a Communication Friendly School is by introducing the use of British Sign Language (BSL) and encouraging everyone to use is appropriately. We will share our SIGN OF THE FORTNIGHT video which will show you how to do the signs.

This fortnight, we are introducing – thank you, well done and sorry.

As Thistle had the most points in Term 1, the house captains, Bruce and Orla, have been busy planning a fun reward session for them in the gym hall tomorrow.  Can you please ensure that if your child is in Thistle house, they come to school wearing their leggings/jogging bottoms, polo shirt and have indoor trainers with them.

Thank you!

Well done to this week’s Times Table Rockstars competition winners.  A big thank you to Mrs Petrie, our Numeracy Leader, for organising!

1st place – Peighton S

2nd place – Paige Y

3rd place – Ryan G